We need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfires | Seth Klein
“One of the continent’s biggest evacuation efforts since World War II,” reports the Associated Press. Australia has wrestled with escalating heat and devastating wildfires for years; during the fires of early 2020, the Australian government was forced to deploy the most military assets since the second world war. The US has lost entire towns to these climate-induced infernos.
- ▪“One of the continent’s biggest evacuation efforts since World War II,” reports the Associated Press.
- ▪Australia has wrestled with escalating heat and devastating wildfires for years; during the fires of early 2020, the Australian government was forced to deploy the most military assets since the second world war.
- ▪The US has lost entire towns to these climate-induced infernos.
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‘We need a wartime mindset and political and policy agenda to tackle the climate emergency.’ Photograph: Alexandros Beltes/EPAView image in fullscreen‘We need a wartime mindset and political and policy agenda to tackle the climate emergency.’ Photograph: Alexandros Beltes/EPAOpinionClimate crisisWe need a wartime mindset to fight the threat of wildfiresSeth KleinWhile many leaders compare the wildfire crisis to the second world war, governments fail to adopt the real lessons of pre-emptive wartime actionThu 6 Aug 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 06.09 EDTShareAs France and Spain battle historic wildfires, comparisons to the second world war abound. “One of the continent’s biggest evacuation efforts since World War II,” reports the Associated Press.
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